Saw-cover.



PATENTED APR. 19, 1904.

WQo. HAPPE. SAW COVER. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 30, 19.03.

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UNITED "STATES Patented April 19, 1904:.

PATENT OFFICE.-

SAW-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 757,740, dated April 19, 1904.

Application led December 30, 1903. Serial No. 187,160. (No model.)

. .To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLLAM C. HAPPu,a citizen of the United States, residing at Daven port, in the county of Scott, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Covers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to covers, and more particularly to those designed for the reception of tools to protect them from moisture, and has for its. object to provide a device of this nature which will be simple of construction and cheap of manufacture and will be especially designed to Yreceive a saw, provision being made to prevent the teeth of the implement from injuring the fabric of which the casing is made.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the casing containing a saw. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of aportion of the casing, showing the position occupied by the saw therein. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a casing 5, of canvas or similar material, which is formed from a singlepiece doubled and sewed along its free edges 6 and 7 and across its lesser end 8, its larger end 9 being left open for the reception of a saw, it being understood that the casing has the general form of the implement.

To prevent the teeth of the saw from cutting the casing as it is placed therein and drawn therefrom, a strip 10 of wood or other fibrous substance is provided and has a slot 1l opening longitudinally through one of its edges. ing at the joint formed by the union of the edges 6 and 7 of the fabric, with its slotted edge directed toward the interior of the casing, and to hold the strip in such position, as

well as to strengthen the casing, a metallic binding-strip 12 is provided, which consists of a single piece bent upon itself longitudinally and having its edges 13 and 14 turned This strip is disposed within the cas-I inwardly toward each other. The sides of this strip are slightly wider than 'the strip 10, so that when the binding-strip is engaged with the edges 6 and 7 its inwardly-turned edges 13 and 14 lie above the strip 10, as shown. This arrangement, by reason of the fact that the fabricand the two strips are wedged tightly together, holdsthe several parts of the device against accidental separation without the use of rivets or other fastening' means, though permitting of removal of the strip l0 when desire When the saw is placed in the casing, its toothed vedge is engaged with the slot 11,*and it is pressed downwardly therethrough, the natural resiliency of the woo'd preventing the casing from accidentally falling from the saw.

At theopen end 9 of the casing there may be disposed a suitable catch, which may be of the resilient head-and-sockettype, one member Vof which is attached to the casing at either side 'of the opening, and the members of this catch may be engaged one with another through the handle of the saw to holdthe casing together.

In practice modifications of the specific con# struction shown may be made, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Whatis claimed is 1. Acoveringfor saws, comprisingacasing,

a strip of fibrous material disposed longitudi-- nally within the casing at one edge thereof, and means for holding the strip within the casing.

2. A covering for edged tools, comprising a casing of fabric, a strip of wood disposed within the casing for engagement of the edge of the tool, and a metallic binding-strip comprising spaced sides having inwardly-directed edges engaged with the edge of the casing, the wooden strip and a portion of the casing-lying between the spaced sides.

3. A covering for saws, comprising a casing, a protection-strip disposed within the casing for engagement of the toothed edge of the saw, and means for holding the strip removably within the casing.

4. A covering for saws, comprising' a casing IOO of fabric having a protection-strip disposed longitudinally therein and in one edge thereof for engagement by the toothed edge of the saw, and a stiifening and binding strip engaged with the edge of the casing eXteriorly thereof, said strip having spaced arms embracing the protection-strip to hold the latter removably within the casing.

5. A cover for saws, comprising a casing of fabric, a protection-strip disposed longitudinally therewithin and at one edge thereof for engagement by the toothed edge of the saw, and a metallic stiening and binding strip comprising spaced sides directed toward each other at'their edges, said binding-strip being engaged with the edge of the casing and lying with its spaced sides embracing the protectionstrip and with its inwardly-directed edges lying therebeyond.

6. In a covering for saws, the combination with a casing of fabric, of a protection-strip disposed within the casing for engagement by the toothed edge of the saw.

' In testimony whereof I alii-x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. HAPPE.

,. Vitnesses: i S. W. PRICE, Jr.,

HENRY THUENEN, Jr. 

